From time to time certain words or ways of thinking gain real traction and become 'buzz words' that are used all over the place; sometimes in context, sometimes out of context. One such word that this has happened to in recent times is 'culture'.

It has happened for very good reasons; churches and businesses have found that culture is far more important than strategy, ability or perhaps even anointing in seeing things come to fruition in a sustainable way. Culture creates an environment in which things grow, both the bad and the good. So understanding the cultures we need and...